Comment Wii Have A Solution (Score 4, Funny) 324
Forget fists...
Finally we have a display that's safe for Wii-users!
Feed Images Could Overload 911 System (wired.com)
Submission + - Lycos Deletes Emails and Says 'Too Bad!'
Billosaur writes: "The Consumerist brings us a tale of woe which is apparently generating outrage in some quarters, along with death threats. Lycos email customer Whitney did not access her account for 30 days. Result: Lycos deleted all her emails and won't restore them. Now, it isn't so much Lycos' policy that's the problem (though that requires some scrutiny), but the response of the "manager of all of Customer Service," Mike Jandreau. Apparently he's not too service oriented, as his exchange with Whitney shows. And since this story was posted to The Consumerist, apparently Mr. Jandreau has become the focus of some unwanted attention. Of course, his final response to her might have something to with it:
"I'm sorry, no one here has any intentions of helping you with anything. I am the manager of all of Customer Service. There is no one higher than me that you will speak with. You violated our policy, which is, despite what you say, completely clear. No one is holding anything hostage. Your e-mails have been completely deleted, and no amount of money can now restore them."
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IEEE Seeks For Ethernet To 'Go Green' 166
alphadogg submitted a piece at the NetworkWorld site about the IEEE's efforts to introduce energy efficiency to Ethernet use. The group's Energy Efficient Ethernet group is looking into methods by which standards can be tweaked to encourage power savings. Current plans include ways to make computers 'choosier' about what level of bandwidth they're using. Idle systems would only run at 10Mbps, while email might draw 100Mbs, and scale up to 1000Mbps for large downloads and streaming video. The group is planning to discuss changes to the Ethernet link and higher layers. No restrictions are planned for device manufacturers, although the article suggests some companies might try to use energy efficiency as a competitive advantage. The EEE group estimates some $450 million a year could be saved via the use of energy efficient Ethernet technology.
Submission + - Gates Reacts to Apple's latest Ads
fr8_liner writes: "Apparently Bill Gates thinks Apple's latest adverts are misleading if not untruthful. He even claims that "security guys break the Mac every single day. Every single day, they come out with a total exploit, your machine can be taken over totally. I dare anybody to do that once a month on the Windows machine.""
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